Odds and Sods

[przed]

It's been a crazy week. I started it off by accidentally cracking my head on a doorframe Sunday. (As if one would do that on purpose.) I didn't lose consciousness, thankfully, but I was dizzy and nauseous for the better part of 24 hours. I used up a sick day on Monday, and slept far too much and watched episodes of Merlin (which, if not the Best Show Ever, is certainly fun crack) and Wallander (nice to see Branagh acting again).

I had to upgrade my work laptop to Office 2007, on account of me training it in three days! (No, I'm not panicking. Honest.) And of course that bollocksed up the Word doc of my Pros novel that I've been using to produce a PDF for the zine. Spent most of today sorting out headers and footers and styles and cursing Microsoft programmers. (Shhh, don't tell my boss. And anyway, it ended up being a great test case for me learning how the bloody new interface works.)

I've been in touch with the print shop that will be printing the zine. I'm just waiting for a few technical details and a quote. This, at least is exciting. (I'm just trying to figure out how many copies to have done. Expect a poll soon.)

And finally, I had a friend at work take a new picture of me that I can use on company websites and in Webex training, on account of the fact that I hate the official pic of me. And shockingly, it didn't turn out too badly. I'm especially chuffed that my arms are looking rather buff. All that lifting a toddler is apparently a better work out than I thought. (And no, I wasn't consciously imitating my icon. *g*)

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

WOw, look how long your hair is!
(Love your Doyle-ish pose, hee!)

[przed.livejournal.com]

The hair is crazy, isn't it? It only got that way 'cause I never have time to have it cut, but I sorta like it.

(I have to admit that I'm rather pleased with the Doyle-ish pose. *g*)

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Ouch to bumping your head. Have you learned nothing from watching Pros? That's the sort of thing stuntmen are for... *nods sagely*

They've started showing Merlin here on NBC and I hadn't bothered to get it from England 'cos my mates had told me it was "crap but fun" and that just didn't motivate me enough to worry about hunting it down. They're right though, it is seriously stupid stuff but it *is* fun to watch... well, at least the first two episodes have been.

Well... you claim not to be imitating your icon but hey, even the t-shirt matches. *g* It's a very cool piccie where you manage to look tough, capable, very smart and like you might be about to snigger so I'd say that's a great work photo for someone in the training business.:D

[przed.livejournal.com]

I think I definitely need a stuntmom on occasion.

No Canadian network picked up Merlin, so I'm watching it on NBC. I didn't think I'd like it, on account of Merlin and Arthur being infants (seriously, what are they, like, twelve) but then a cunning LJ friend pointed me to a couple of youtube clips of them being all snarky and protective of each other. Snark and protectiveness I canNOT resist. It definitely falls into the crap but fun end of the entertainment spectrum, though.

Tough, capable, smart and about to snigger, huh? I can go with that description. *g*

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Hope the door-frame has been severely dealt with.

Very iconic photo *g* - drayce is right, it must have been at the back of your mind, providing inspiration when this was taken! You look very "bring it on" in this pic (it's the hint of a raised eyebrow, I think)(and yes, toddler-lifting - which I no longer practise - is hard work; only trouble is that the load tends not to be symmetrically distributed).

[przed.livejournal.com]

The door-frame has mostly been carefully avoided.

Me, raising an eyebrow? Never!

And yeah, the toddler-lifting is great for the arms, but not so great for the rest of me. I so need to get back to the gym.

[the-cornettist.livejournal.com]

OWIE to the bumped head *hands ice pack*

Very nice photo :D - it's amazing how good small kids are for workouts, especially in the forearms.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I always keep a package of dried lentils in the freezer especially for situations like this. :-/

The little 'un has been great for my forearms, but now I've just got to get the rest of me back in shape. *g*

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

Yay! It's lovely to see you again! *g*
Your hair has really grown long!

[przed.livejournal.com]

The hair is out of control, in a fun sort of way. I'm waiting to see how long I can get it before I chop it all off again. *g*

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

A big 'ouch!' for the doorframe - I hope you glared it into submisson. And a yay for your new Pros zine being nearly ready!

[przed.livejournal.com]

I don't think there was so much glaring as staring at stupidly, wondering what happened going on.

As for the zine, I'm just waiting for the final art and the quote from the printer. Yay!

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about the head - maybe crash helmets should be everyday Mum-wear? :)

Like the photo - and it is very Doyle-ish, but then that's never a bad thing, is it? *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Some days, a crash helmet wouldn't be a bad thing.

I'm rather pleased to be Doyle-ish. But then, I would. *g*

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Hi, P! *waves* You're looking good, woman. And don't you dare hurt that novel. I'm waiting with dollars here.

I'm glad you're okay! At least you didn't need stitches like I did, but I wasn't dizzy or sick. So you really blasted yourself, eh?

Is it con time yet? *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

The novel is back in good shape, awaiting the final art.

Stitches! I've never had stitches. Well, not that didn't involve major surgery, anyway. And I probably should have had them once, but I cut my finger ten minutes before I was leaving for the airport and decided to self-bandage and ooze blood for hours rather than miss my flight. (Still have that scar.)

The con cannot come too soon. *g*

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Nice picture.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hopefully the co-workers will think likewise.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Oh, well done! The photo, I mean...and the novel...not so much the head banging (which should only be done in concert, really). That truly is an excellent photo for business purposes. Among other things, you can snicker at it every time you see it. *g*

Good luck with everything! Live up to that photo, now.*g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

The photo is going to cause me great glee for months to come. *g*

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

The photo looks good. It doesn't even show the dent in your head.

[owww! you sound like Illya! Sounds like a concussion]

[przed.livejournal.com]

It doesn't even show the dent in your head.

Ha ha. ;)

Officially, it's not a concussion if you don't lose consciousness. Which wasn't really a whole lot of comfort when I was feeling like crap for a day.

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Eek for bumping head, but love that pose too. You look as if Bodie should be standing at the side of you, looking proud!! *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Ooh, there's an image. (Can I have my own private Bodie please? *g*)

[pxr5.livejournal.com]

that's an excellent pic!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

BTW, I can totally bring a copy of the zine to WorldCon. You might want to just give me a nudge the week before.

[ancastar.livejournal.com]

Ow, ow, ow to the head bump. But on the positive side--your hair looks gorgeous. I can't believe how long it is! I'm diggin' the glasses as well. :-)

[przed.livejournal.com]

That head bump seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. I've got an incipient migraine building, and it's focused right around where I hit. :arrgghhh:

The hair is a trip. I'm fond of the glasses too. (They're actually just reading glasses, but I wore them for the pic to mitigate my usual tendency to blink not too attractively when confronted with a flash. And it worked!)

See ya in three weeks!